Osteopathic table.



J. V. MQMANIS 6: W. L. SHBRWOOD.

OSTEOPATHIG TABLE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 17, 1912.

atemed May 20, 1913.

J. V. MOMANIS 6: W. L. SHBRWOOD.

OSTBOPATHIG TABLE. APPLICATION HLBD JUNE 17,'1912.

1,062,489. Patented May 20, 1913.

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J. V. MOMANISK; W. L. SHERWOOD.

OSTEOPATHIG TABLE. APPLIOATION FILED mm1?, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

J. V. MGMANIS & W. L. SHERWOD.

OSTBOPATHIG TABLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNB17,1912.

1,062,489 Patented May 20, 1913' 9 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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GSTEOPATHIG TABLE. APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 17, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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USTBOPATHG TABLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1912.

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.OSTBOPATHIG TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI: 17, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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J. v. MUMANIS a; W. L. sHERW'ooD.

OSTEOPATHIG TABLE. APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 17, 1912.

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ZeSfSeLS' J. V. MOMANIS &W. L. SHERWOOD.

OSTEOE'ATHIG TABLE.

l APPLIUATION FILED JUNI.' 17, 1912.

Patented May'zo, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed. .Tune l?, 1912.

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'0 all wlw/m if may concern Be it known that We, Joni. V. ltoldnxis and WALKER L. Snniuvoon, citizens of the United States, residing' at Baird and Kirks ville, in the counties of Callahan and Adair and States of Texas and Missouri, respectively, have invented new and useful proveniente in Osteopathic Tables. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tables for use by osteopathic practitioners in treating;I patients by moving and stretching` various parts of the human. body.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a table of the class set forth, exubodylng mechanical structures which per-- mit a multiplicity of adjustments and movements with euse of manipulation and with more effectiveness in correcting?,` and curing physical irregularities of the spine and ribs,

and especially the cervical and dorsal ver` tebrae, as -Well as ordinary curvatures, sprains, and the like.

The present form of table, in its various modifications, is an improvement on that disclosed inouriatent No. 1,038,619, patented Sept. 1'?, 1912, and wherein a main vtable is disclosed having a swingingsection held in suspended relation thereto, and capable of lateral movement, as 'well as vertical adj ustrnent and movement. 1n' the patented strueture,`the tension on the swinging section increases as it descends, `and. it is the purpose of the present improvement more particularly to neutralize the increasing tension on the swinging section during,` descent and to otherwise improve the patented structure and increase the scope and applicability, Well as vthe eiectiveness, of this class of tables v used in Osteopathie treats ments.

` The invent-ion consists in the construe tien and arrangement Lof the several parts vwhich will vbe morefully hereinafter 'described and claimed, and all embodyingl the saine essential feature ofthe invention.

n the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of the improved osteopatiiic` table shown broken away in part; 4ig. 2 is atop plan vievv of the table as shown by Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is an enlarged secn tionalside elevation of a portion of the main .table and pedestal and the auxiliary section; Fig. s is a horizontal see-tion taken in the plane of the line 4-1-4 of Fig.` 3;

5 is a sectional side elevation of a` portion oi the main table section and podestal and the auxiliary swinging section, showings modification-in the construction; G is a horizontai section take in the plane of the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; t. i' a sectional side elevation of the for supporting the main table section the devices coperat'ing1 with the auxilia swinging section, and illustuitingY a fue ther inodiiication; Fig. 8 is a detail horizontal Section taken in the plane of the line S-8 of Fig. 7 g Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 5, and shovrn partially in section and illustrating a further modiieation; Fig. 10 is a sectional pla-n view of the tension neutralizing means coperating 1vvith the aux iliary table section. as shown hy Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is an end elevation showing the auX- iliary swinging table section and a part of the pedestal and means for swinging the saine laterally through the medium of heer ing rails or segmental tracl'c devices; Fig. 12 is a side elevation, partially in section, of the structure shown by 11; Figs. 13 and let designate respectively a sectional side eievation and a bottom plan view of a further modified Vform of the table; Fig. 15 is a transverse vertical section on the line 15-15 of Fig: 14; Fig. 1-6 is a View similar to Fig. 13, broken 'Wa-y' and: in section, and illustrating a further modification; Fig. 17' is a bottom plan view of the structure shown by ligl; Fig. 18 is an outer end elevation of the au'zi iary swingingsee tion as shown by Fig. 143; Figi 1-9 is a. transM verse vertical section taken in the `plane of the line 19-.19 of. Fig. 16; Fig. 20is a transverse vertical section taken in the plane ofthe line 20420 oii ig. 13G; Fig. @J1-is a detail side elevation showing 'one form of the table equipped with ahydranlic pedestal which is adapted to be usedwith'all of the forms or' the table illustrated; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a still further modified form ofthe table, themain table section and the auxiliary section being` broken away; and Fig. 23 is a detail elevation at an angle to that shown by Fig. 22 and illustrating a part of the operating mechanism in Iull and dotted line positions. i

The numeral 5 designates a supporting pedestal or pillar having a` base 6 and a tubular cap 7 Inovaloiy fitted thereover to have a yertical elevation byeny suitable en han mechanism, such, for instance, as a rack 8 engaged by a pinion 9 shown in dotted lines, and actuated through the medium ol" a lever 10, the pinion being carried on a suitable shaft l1 extending transversely through a portion of the cap l, as shown. @ther nicchanisms may be adapted for elevating the ca i", such, for instance, as shown by Fig. 2l, wherein a hydraulic pedestal of any suitable form is illustrated, and this hydraulic pedestal :may be substituted for those shown in the several forms of the device illustrated by the drawings, the object being to use any preferred means in the form oi a pedestal for raising and lowering the frame or bed 18, constituting the main table section and suitablyupholstered, as at le, and having any preferred form ot means for adjusting portion thereof vertically. at an angle to 'the horizontal to dispose the patient in various positions, as clearly disclosed in our patent. hcreinbe'ore noted. The main table section 13 is adapted to adjustably support or hold the torso, and coperating therewith is an auxiliary or swinging table section l5, which will be hereina'ler referred to by the seme reference character all the figures, the auxiliary section l5 being also suitably upholstered and both the Inain table and auxiliary sections will be provided with suitable holdinlf straps, supports, or other attachments that, used in connection with devices of this character v:tor securing the humanbody in proper position thereon, or to ease the saine during particular operations, may be desired by the operator. Brac-het arms lo entend outwardly from the cap G at a point dianietrically opposite the position of the shaft l1 and pinion 9, and niovably mounted to swing to opposite lateral directions between said bracket arms is a swivel member l?, one of the fulcruins ot which is in the .torn of a movable screw 18 that will facilitate the application and rc moval of the swivel member relatively to the said bracket arms.

A, pair of strap hangers 19 is secured to the under side of the auxiliary table section l5, and support and hold a tenslonffrauie 2G ot the form illustrated by Figxgiand preferably havingI a rectangular conthur with the extremities l drawn inwardly in parallel relation 4to provide connecting arms which extend downwardly, as shown by Figs. l and f3 and terminate in short angular arms 22, the arms 2l and Q2 practically forming; bell crank levers which are fulcrumed to 'the ,swivel member 17 by nicV ns of 'Fulcrum pin or rod 23 extending,y through the uppe pon ti on ot said member and through the arms 22 adjacent to the upper ends of the latter. A neutralizing` bar or member is pivotcd or ulcrunied at its lower end to the swivel member 17, as at and comprises an un so, Wardly projecting annular leg continued into an intermediate bearing web er portion Q7 formed with an arcuate edge 28, the said web or portion 27 alswhaving an upwardly and outwardly extending angular leg 29, to the free ends-oit1 which a tension rod 30 is mov-ably secured by a pivot, as at 3l. The upper portion of the swivel member ll is formed with a segmental extension 82, hav'- ing therein a segmental slot 33 whose center is the pivot Q3 of the upper ends of the short arms 2:? of the bell crank levers formed by the combined arnis'Qland 22 and continuous with or secured to the tension frame 20. The clamping screw rod 34 extends through the arms 2l adjacent to the elbo vs or points of intersection ofthe latter with the arms 2Q, and also through the segmental slot 33, and is provided Awith a turn head for locking the arms 2l and Q2 in any adjusted position within the rangev of the segmental slot as may he desired or found necessary during the treatment of the patient. rlhe tension rod 3() loosely projects through an opening 3G in the inner end oi the frame 20 at one side of the longitudinal center oi the latter, and is loosely'connected to one end oir' a tension spring 3T, the opposite end ot said spring being inovably attached to an adjusting screw rod 38, mounted in a tubular ad justing head 39 which is shouldered as at 4l() and il and rotatably mounted in. an opening 4 2 in the outer end oi. the :trame 20. The shoulders 40 and 41 prevent the head 39 from shitting longitudinally, as will be readily understood, and the said head is rotated through the medium of a crank handle 455 applied on the outer end thereof, as shownby lfligs. l, 3, and 4i. By adjusting the head 3S) in opposite directions, the tension of the spring 3T may be decreased or increased, and consequently, the tension on the auxiliary table section l5 will be accordingly modified. The segmental bearing edge Q8 ot the neutralizing member is continuously held in contact with a roller elfi, applied to or oarried on the elbow of one of the bell crank levers embodying the short and longer levers 22 and 2l, andthe rise and i'all or the vertical adjustment of the auxiliary sectie the arcuate and segmental edge 28 with roller 44, the said roller being continuously held in contact with this edge by the tension of the spring 3'? exerted through the tension rod. 30 on the uppcr" angular arm 29 of the neutralizing member 2i, and as consequence, the increasing tension oi the auxiliary or swinging section l5 during its de scent will be neutralized with material vantage in the ope ation of said table section.

,it will'be understood that the auxiliary section l5 may be adjusted. at any angle above or below a horizont-al plane and its l5 will hc rendered regular by the contacf t adjustment fixed through the medium oi the i. li

@ceases clamping rod 342, and subsequent movementor" the table will be permitted in a down Ward direction, for instance, by the Weight of the lower portion of the body of the pm tient thereon, owing to thespring 37 and rod connected to the neutralizing member it will also be seen that the auxiliary section 15 may be swung lateralljy through the medium of the. swivel member 17, and in frien-l o this range of movement, vario-us treatments of the human body may be read ily accomplished.

The bracket arms 16 project outwardljY from the upper and lower extremities of a vertically disposed slide bar or adjusting member 45, heid in a channel i6 of the cap 7 by retention plates 4-7 secured at intervals on the cap and along the opposite side walls of the channel, as clearly shown by Fig. 4,

' the said retention plates being of suiiici-ent width lo extend over the opposite sideedges of the bar 4-5.- LooselyT extending through an opening 48 in the upper bracket arm 16 is an adjusting rod e9, which is shouldered or swiveied in the inner end oi the main table section 13 as at 50.and has an upper squared head 5l exposed through an opening 52 in the said main table section and the upholstery of the latter for engagement by a crank handle 53, 'the lower extremity of said rod i9 being screw threaded as at. 54 to adjustably engage the lower bracket arm 1G. By operating the rod 49 through the medium of the crank handle 53, the bar carrying the arms 16, together with the swivel member 17, bell'crank levers cornprising the short and longer levers 22 and 21, and the neutralizing member 24, may be vvertically adjusted relatively to the main table section, and with these parts the auxiliarj7 table section' '15 is likewise adjusted so that its-elevation may be modified as desired. The purpose of this vertical adjustment. of the auxiliary table section and the pa t carried thereby is to accommodate r in treati'nents or to place the body of the patient in such position thata stretching action or tension relatively to sonia physical member or` constituent may be more' clicctively treated and the irregularity thereotl positively rectified..

ln the form of the table shown by4 Figs. 5 and 6, the pedestal comprising the part 5 and cap 6, the main table section 13, the auxiliary table section 15, brackets 16, swivel member 17, tension rod 3 0, tension spring 37 adjusting screw rod 38, adjusting head 39 for said rod, and the crank i-3, arel all similar to the parts bearing like reference characters in Figs. l, 2, 8 and et, and perform the same relative functions. The brackets 16 are not vertically adjustable in this instanceA and consequent-ly the rod 49* and cooperating adjusting features are omitted. Hangers depend from auxiliary table section 15 and have a different :torni of tension frame 56 secured thereto, said frame consisting of a single bar with an outer angular end 5T for supporting the adjusting head 3l). The inner extremity olf the trame 56 extends over one side ot the swivel member 17 and is fulcruzncd at 58 to said member, the inner end of the trame being in the form of a depending toothed segment 59. The outer portion of the swivel ine'mber 17a is formed with an extension 60 having a segniental slot 6l therein and continuing inwardly throughout a portion of the width ot' vthe swivel member. rihe lower end of a neutralizing member 62 is pivoted to the 4lower end of the extension 60, the pivot 63 ot 'the neutralizing member'ti being the center from which the segiriental slot 6l is described. The upper end of the neutralizingl member 62 is constructed as a segmental toothed head 64 which is in continual mesh with the depending toothed segment 5.0, and to the said member an upstanding bracket. arm 65 is fixed and has the inner end of the tension rod 30 movably attached to the upper end thereof, so that the tension ot the spring 37 is transmitted through the neutralizing member G2 by means of the toothed segmentV 59 and frame 56 to the auxiliary table section l5, and to maintain the neutralizing member 62 in lixed adjusted position, a shouldered clamping screw-rod 65 coperates With lthe extension 60 and extends through the segmental slot 6l and into the neutralizing member 62, as shown, the said clamping screw-rod being operated by a crank handle G6. y

In the table shown by Figs. 7 and 8, only the neutralizing" devices are illustrated and a portion oi the tension spring nd pedestal. As shown by Fig. 7, thev brackets 16*l pivotally support the swivel member l'Th therebetween, and said 'member has an upper extension 67 at its outer portion provided With an upwardly directed segmental slot 68 and tlierinnerl end of the tension frame 56 in this instance is pivctcdl as at 58 to the upperportion ot' one side of the swivel member 17h, 'as in ifig. 5, but terminates inY a projection 69 having an upper concaved edge .70 continually engaged hy a roller 71 movably carried bythe upper end ot' an arm 72 pivoted to the intermediate portion of a neutralizing member 7?) which in this instance has its lower end pivoted to the swivel member' 17'), as at 74, and to the upper end thereof the tension rod 30 of the tension spring 37 is movably connected. The neutralizing member 73 is intermediatel ydeflected as shown, and to-thisin'ter me iate deflection the arm 72 isv inovabiy. secured and by this means the neutralizing member of this particular form is ren; tiered more e'iectire in performing' the tbe seniicircnlar 161 is eleveied and depressed by mechanism materially diil'erine;` from that disclosed by Figs. 16 ond 1?". Elio saine reference it nirecters are used on Fig-u 22 'to indicate jiarts similar to those illnetreted by Figs, @und 10, and the construction and operation of these parts are like those explained in connection with said latter iigures. The swivel member 17d in this instance besinnnrdlgf projecting opertured lugs orears 176 loosely and rotatably en gaging s post 177 disposed vertically and slidable in arms 178 extending outwardly from the pedestal .5, post engaging tlie socket 159 of the semicircnlr leef 161 Secured on tbe pedestal 5 below the lower erin 178 is at guide plete 179 having snfontWar-dly profiecting stop 180 at one side oi the lower extremityv there of. A slide 181 isl mounted in the guide 'plate 1'? 9 and lies the lower end of ,the post 177 ettnclied to the upg'ierportion thereof, and to. the lower partei the. seid slide a. link 4182, isniovebly attached and y'elso piv otelyconnecteni totiie shorter @m1111832 of a belllcrenl; treadlever ,184- fulcmnied at its elbow; between upwardly projecting lugs Y' 185 sind 186 formingpert" oior secured to the bese Soi tiie'pedestel; The lonllggerl erin 187' et' tliefbelljerenir tread lever lies a rougliencd treed, plete 188 on its enter rtree end, sind in operation the longer erin i8? ott 'tbe levier 18e i" depressed, 'esg'sliown by dotted lines in 23, to'lower the semi- .crcnler leaf 161 "below plene 'ci the 11min and auxiliary table sections 13 end 15,

tbe loweringoperetion .being34 limited. by e. portion of tlie slide '181 striking the stop 180. It 'will be seen tiret by throwing elle belLcrenk' treed levez-'134 upwardly? tbe semicirculeir leef 161 may be restored to normal position and the intermediate porv tion of tliebcdy of 'the patient treated7 es licreinbecre explained, may be cleared with advantages in the 'comfort and esse ci the patient treated. The terminal of tbe socket 159 adjacent to the auxiliary 'section 1 5 is' formed with a downwardly' opening' slot 189 which is adopted to be engaged 'by a lug 190 projecting from the upper inner portion of the swivel member 17d when the semicircnler section 161 is depressed so that seid scinicircnliir section will be caused to move or swing uniformly' with the auxiliary section. l5. 5

From the foregoing itv will be seen tlnot botli compression end-expansion springs employed es tbe primary tension ineens relstively to the auxiliary table section 15, and, furthermore, the neutralizing member or means may be in the form of a ber or ininfl-V` able -part interposed between and coperating with the swivel member and the tension frame, or in some instances the said nentrelizing Ineens may be e, port ci the tenslon the upper end ci theV auxiliary table' i?, i o instenc o nnen oi fi compres in spring, oientiori is coiled to the struc ture illustrated by Figs. 10, 16 and tbe renieining,J resilient tensiondevices lieinglf in' the form oi exmnsion springs. lt will also be understood that the several tables fliereinbefore described have been de vised to meetyarious contingencies in osteopathic treatments with greater ease to the patient, and as the moet essential. feature the tables embody means for neutralizing the increasing tension of the spring devices Wlien'tlie auxiliary sections are depressed, the rollers engaging tlie different portions of the swivel members and inner extremities of 'tlie 'tension frames constituting sliiftable nlcrnrns for facilitating the movement ci the auxiliary table sections.

TVlllint is claimed is:

l. ln en osteopathic table, a main table section, an auxiliary table: section resiliently snspended in relation to the main table sec tion end nlso laterally movable, and .means for neutralizing the increased tension' resilient ineens diie to the depression ofllie auxiliary section. f i

f2. in an loeteopatliicV table, e, mein trible section, en snxileiyteble section suspended. from said mein table section and 'tree to be moved in opposite lateral and vertical directions, spring tension means coperating with the `auxiliary table section, Iend neutralizing menne for the increased tension of tbe spring ineens arising from tlie descent of the enxilinr'y'table section. En on ostecpet-lii, table, n mein table sect-ion, en auxiliary table section suspended in relation thereto lie-ving adjustable resilient tension ineens to regulate tiie seid anxifry tableseotio-n -in accordance with varying Weight pressures imposed thereon, the scid auxiliary table section automatically returning to its normal adjusted posi tion when released, and an eqnalizing` ineens associated with the auxiliary section 'and resilient tension nieans.

ifi. An osteopathic table comprlsingn mein table section having e swinging auxilio 'y table section suspended in r 'the auxiliary section :in inge norm'ol position 'nl ,ed on er.' letter is depressed..

ln en osteopathic table, 5.

eleti swinging section nencini; resilient ien sion moans copereting therewith, the em:- iliery section automatically returning to e normal position when released,I enf ineens for neutralizing and ednalizing theresilient tensionmon the auxiliary' section: during movement' of tbelzttter-` .l

v6, lin en osteopethlc teble, e mann time;

Um si a .main fable sevton, :md am uur Hm'jf hable :accion Suspended in .fnton to s main nol n and adapted 1in mwa 1 opposite hz'mra' dv hefcto. A .1 ic z'nlre, the combina- :wn of a. manmbe section, un anxnary secon su'speed in waion to the *s r/UL seclon, and menus copem tibia Saumon f( 1' imm a auxiliary time sccon, e naming enson evces opexatng Wi?? the said. auxiliary Section, and rolers earned by 119, nsin imm@ and 3 engaged by tha smid -sack bars.

10. n am os'eopahc fxble, txe cvmbm tion wh a main gable sectiimj of an aux ilm' tnbe section held in suspended leaf nn to Hm main table sec'un, means fof permiting a lateral swinging and rising and fnling movemns of the auxafy secinn, means for zxdjusng mmlsary se@n fion in ex'cnd the intim: away' om @y move it tmvzm h main zbe santini. and am cqualizing means zxrsocael Wiih 'whe aunry secicn.

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